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Saturday, 2 July 2016
Discover Scuba Diving - Pool & S. Roque Islet
In this morning a family from Portugal (mainland) wanted to try scuba diving for the first time!
We always start the program with a small explanation about the scuba gear, hand signals and some basic skills needed to dive safely. Then, we went to the swimming pool of São Pedro. After some spins around the pool with the dive gear, we were ready to do the final part of the program in the sea (São Roque Islet).On the video bellow, you can see every step of the Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) program.
Sunday, 19 June 2016
Arcos da Caloura & Ponta da Galera
The 1st dive spot was in Ponta da Galera, which has several tunnels and arches. At 12 meters of depth is situated the first tunnel, which has three wide entrances. The reef flank drops vertically to depths greater than 30 meters, where it is common to see big schools of pelagic fish.
Saturday, 18 June 2016
Double Dive with Kelsey, Joerg, Paulo, Henrique and Natália
The summer months are coming and the water temperatures are rising (17/19ºC) which makes the dives more confortable and fun.
The first dive was in Viteleiro (24 meters max.), a rocky dive site with a beautiful arch, lava flows and a great diversity of fish species to observe. The second dive was in Dori (20 max.), an old World War II cargo ship with 130 metres of length, that sank near the beach of São Roque in 1964. This artificial reef is a beautiful archaeological site, full of marine life to observe.
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Friday, 17 June 2016
Scuba Refresher Course + Dive & Snorkeling in Baixa do Ouro
Although you might be a certified diver you should do a Scuba Refresher Course if you haven't dived in the last six months. That's was what Kelsey did! She came to our diving center to do her Refresher Course in order to update her scuba skills, knowledge and confidence underwater.
The instructor started the program with a small review of the equipment, hand signals and setting up the gear.
Then we sailled to São Roque Islet, a shallow area with 12 meters of maximum depth. There, while you are diving, the instructor observes and helps with the different aspects of the dive, including the pre-dive safety checks, entry method and buoyancy control.
Snorkeling and Dive Trip
Snorkeling is the best way to discover the beautiful underwater life of the Azores, if you are not a certified diver. This time we went to Baixa do Ouro to do a dive and a snorkeling trip. This place has an isolated rock with vertical walls that range from 3 meters to 24 meters of depth.
The top of this rock (3 meters) is perfect for snorkeling, where you will be able to see several wrasse species, such as the ornate wrasse and the rainbow wrasse, the atlantic and the blue damselfish and white seabream. The dive begins on the top of the rock and we slowly descend on the south part of the wall, passing through cracks and tunnels. In this type of dive you will be able to see pelagic fish, morey eels, wrasses, stingrays, among other fascinating species.
Thursday, 16 June 2016
Trying Scuba Dive for the First Time - Thomas & Steve
In this afternoon, Steve and Thomas wanted to see the diversity of fishes that can be found in the Azores and also how it feels to breathe underwater!
Our Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) program starts with a small explanation about the scuba gear and some basic techniques needed to dive safely. The 1st section of the DSD program is conducted in a swimming pool of a beautiful country house, called Pico do Refúgio. After some swims with the dive gear around the pool, the students felt comfortable underwater and were ready for the 2nd section of this program, the sea dive.
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